Bland County is 0-10 against Fort Chiswell since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Bland County Bears will head out on the road to challenge the Fort Chiswell Pioneers at 5:00 p.m.
Bland County is is headed into Monday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Friday. They lost 16-3 to Eastern Montgomery.
Meanwhile, Fort Chiswell got themselves on the board against Giles on Friday, but Giles never followed suit. Everything went their way against the Spartans as they made off with a 12-0 win.
Blair Jackson was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over seven innings pitched. Jackson has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 15 consecutive pitching appearances. Jackson was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-5.
In other batting news, Krista King was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBI. Lilly Goforth was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Bland County's loss dropped their record down to 1-10-2. As for Fort Chiswell, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-8 record this season.
Bland County suffered a grim 23-2 defeat to Fort Chiswell in their previous matchup back in March. Can Bland County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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